Singer 128-13 Vibrating Shuttle Problems

Katie, my Singer 128-13, has been having fits all weekend. Out of nowhere it started making an awful ka-chunking sound while sewing and I was afraid it would break another needle, like it did the first night I had it, so I had to stop sewing and try to assess the problem. I cleaned it, …

Let’s Take 1930’s Home Economics Together! Chapter Two: Spending Our Time and Money

Last time in the series on home economics, we learned about good grooming. Today, for our second lesson from "The Mode in Dress and Home" by Dulcie Godlove Donovan, we will be learning about budgeting our time and money - see, people were talking about time management even way back in the 1930's! I found …

Butterick 9410

My 1940's Butterick pattern arrived this week and I just had to share it with you, because it is just so adorable, even the Deltor is cute! I haven't had a chance to start sewing it yet, but when I do I will begin with view B. All pattern pieces were present and accounted for, …

Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book, 1961

Today I'm sharing my copy of the Better Homes and Gardens Sewing Book, my edition is from 1961 and has such adorable illustrations that when I saw it in the thrift store, I had to buy it right away. I will also be sharing some pages from the section on pattern alterations for different fitting …

And Then There Were None, 1945

(Image Credit: imdb.com) Ten strangers are invited to a remote island by an unknown person. It soon comes to light that each of them has committed (or has been accused of committing) murder, and one by one they are killed according to a disturbing nursery rhyme. As the killing continues, they start suspecting that the …

Pollyanna (1913) and Pollyanna Grows Up (1927 edition) by Eleanor Hodgman Porter

Today I'd like to share my first edition copy of Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter, as well as my copy of Pollyanna Grows Up, which was first published in 1915, mine is the 1927 edition. Some may remember the story of the nearly insufferably positive and "glad" orphan Pollyanna Harrington from the 1960 Disney movie …

McCall’s New Complete Book of Sewing and Dressmaking, 1957 edition, plus thoughts on sewing and self esteem

I love the illustrations and photographs in this book - so pretty, so 1950's. The book is filled with good, practical advice and techniques, but also has interesting little asides - for example, the "no one likes herself!" section. Of course, they then go on to tell you that you can make clothes that will …

Spotlight: The Andrews Sisters, featuring “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”

(Image Source: Wikipedia) The Andrews Sisters were actual sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty Andrews who sang together in a close harmony group during the swing and boogie-woogie eras. During WWII they toured extensively entertaining the Allied forces with songs such as the one I'm featuring today, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." I love these gals, watching …

Spotlight: Glamour Photography Magazine, 1956

One of my sisters gave me this magazine as a gift years back, and I wanted to share it with you all today. When I look at the pictures in this magazine, I wonder about the women who were photographed; did they do any other types of modelling? Did they like their work in magazines …

Vintage PSA/Educational Video: The Relaxed Wife (1957)

Speaking of learning to relax, here is a hilarious educational video/sneaky ad for tranquilizers from 1957! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzf-Dq3t6dw